Because of You (Gabrielle song)

"Because of You"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released	14 February 1994 (1994-02-14) [1]
Length	3:49
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle George McFarlane Raymond St. John
Producer(s)	George McFarlane
Gabrielle singles chronology
"I Wish" (1993) "Because of You" (1994) "Give Me a Little More Time" (1996)
Music video
"Because of You" on YouTube

"Because of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, George McFarlane, and Raymond St. John and produced by McFarlane for her debut studio album, Find Your Way (1993). Released as the album's fourth single on 14 February 1994, by Go! Beat, "Because of You" peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart as well as numbers six and 10 on the Music Week Dance Singles chart and the UK Club Chart, respectively.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, writing that "Because of You" "is a gentle shuffle with widescreen orchestra and jangly acoustic guitar underpinning some excellent emoting from Gabrielle." He added, "Much in the mood of 'Dreams', though not so haunting, it is nonetheless a natural for the Top 20." ^[2] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it a "nagging typical ditty" in his weekly dance column. ^[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Because of You" was directed by British photographer and artist Kate Garner and produced by Sarah Bayliss for Medialab. It was released on 14 February 1994 and features performance intercut with segments about relationships. ^[4] Garner had previously directed the video for Gabrielles debut single, "Dreams".

Track listings

UK CD1 (GODCD 109) ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because of You" (7-inch version)	3:49
2.	"Because of You" (Man. City mix)	5:49
3.	"Because of You" (Corporation Xpress)	6:05
4.	"Because of You" (Delta House of Funk vocal)	5:33
5.	"Because of You" (Delta Dubwize)	4:54
6.	"Because of You" (Wubble U mix)	6:59

UK CD2 (GOLCD 109) ^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because of You" (7-inch version)	3:49
2.	"Dreams" (live)	4:42
3.	"I Wish" (live)
4.	"Because of You" (live)	3:47

UK 12-inch single (GODX 109) ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because of You" (Man. City mix)	5:49
2.	"Because of You" (Corporation Xpress)	6:05
3.	"Because of You" (7-inch version)	3:49
4.	"Because of You" (Delta House of Funk vocal)	5:33
5.	"Because of You" (Delta Dubwize)	4:54

UK cassette single and European CD single (GODMC 109; 857 426-2) ^{[8] [9]}

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Because of You"
2.	"Dreams" (live)

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [10]	152
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11]	58
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [12]	25
Scotland (OCC) [13]	18
UK Singles (OCC) [14]	24
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [15]	14
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [16]	6
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [17]	10

References

1. "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week . 12 February 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
2. Jones, Alan (5 February 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 20. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. Hamilton, James (19 February 1994). "DJ directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
4. "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week . 29 January 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
5. Because of You (UK CD1 liner notes). Go! Beat. 1994. GODCD 109.
6. Because of You (UK CD2 liner notes). Go! Beat. 1994. GOLCD 109.
7. Because of You (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Go! Beat. 1994. GODX 109.
8. Because of You (UK cassette single sleeve). Go! Beat. 1994. GODMC 109.
9. Because of You (European CD single liner notes). Go! Beat. 1994. 857 426-2.
10. "Gabrielle's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023– via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
11. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 11. 12 March 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.–23.3. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 March 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
15. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 12 March 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
16. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
17. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 19 February 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.